In my historical romance, Kismet’s Salvation (under my pen name, Katherine Brandon), my heroine, Lydia Winchester, knows the evils of opium first-hand. Her father made his fortune transporting the drug from the Far East to Victorian London. Now,she’s a gal...

With special thanks to Alison for sharing her photos from Hong Kong with me. Why? Because Kismet’s Salvation takes place in Hong Kong and a pink dolphin plays a huge part in the story. Enjoy, like I...

Today is the official release day for Kismet’s Salvation, Katherine Brandon’s Book III of the Kismet series. Want a sample? Sure…I’m in a generous mood today. When Armand relieved Baptiste at the wheel one afternoon after a few days at sea, he...

Hurricane Earl’s heading our way. Stay safe and dry if you live on the eastern coast of the U.S. The term, “batten down the hatches” is nautical in origin. Batten, on the sea, means to secure or tie down. And hatches are the doorways leading from one...

Part of the schedule of “from contract to book on a shelf” includes the galley. This is the pre-printed version of a manuscript. The pages appear exactly as they would in a bound copy, except each line is numbered down the left margin. It’s the...